(1) If a nursing assistant found by the Department of Human Services to be responsible for abuse does not respond to the department within 30 days after notice of the opportunity for a contested case hearing, the department shall place the abuse finding in the registry maintained under this section.

(2) If a nursing assistant is found to be responsible for abuse, the nursing assistant is entitled to a contested case hearing under ORS Chapter 183. Upon a finding of abuse in a final order, the department shall place the finding in the registry maintained under this section.

(3) The department shall maintain a nursing assistant registry that contains, at a minimum, the information required by 42 C.F.R. § 483.156. [1993 c.759 § 16; 2001 c.900 § 174; 2009 c.72 § 2]

See note under 441.637.